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Biden-Harris Administration, NOAA Announce Plans to Support Seven Multi-Year Projects to Advance Climate Resilience in Remote Alaskan Communities

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A Bryde's whale swims along the surface of the ocean. A Bryde’s whale photographed in the Mariana Archipelago. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Adam Ü (NOAA Fisheries MMPA-ESA Permit #14097)
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AI Identifies Mysterious Whale Calls

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NOAA Fisheries Announces Action Plan to Enhance the U.S. Seafood Import Monitoring Program

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Bearded seal laying on ice on water Bearded Seal. Credit: John Jansen/NOAA Fisheries
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New Method Provides Reliable Estimates for Bearded Seals

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Marylou Staman conducts green sea turtle surveys at Lalo (French Frigate Shoals). Credit: NOAA Fisheries. Marylou Staman conducts green sea turtle surveys at Lalo in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. More than 90 percent of the Hawaiian green sea turtle population nests at Lalo (French Frigate Shoals). Credit: NOAA Fisheries. Taken under U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Permit #TE-72088A-3 and Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument Co-Manager’s Permit.
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2024 Research for Pacific Protected Species

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Researchers on a small boat on a river Researches with the Fisheries Collaborative Program at the University of California at Santa Cruz deploy equipment to measure predation rates on juvenile salmon in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Photo: Brendan Lehman
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$9.2 Million in Inflation Reduction Act Funds Awarded to Academic Partners for Pacific Salmon Recovery Science

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Quota Transfer: Atlantic Bluefin Tuna General Category Fishery

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Notice of Availability of the Conservation Plan for the Eastern Pacific Stock of Northern Fur Seal (Laaqudan)

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Alaska
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Final Rule to Implement 2024-2026 Catch Limits and Accountability Measures for American Samoa Bottomfish

Pacific Islands
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Amendment 7 to the Fishery Ecosystem Plan for the American Samoa Archipelago; Discontinue Rebuilding Plan for American Samoa Bottomfish

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Now Accepting Applications for the 2025 Shark Research Fishery

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Winter Flounder Research Track Working Group

May 9, 2024 - Dec 17, 2024

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Longfin Inshore Squid Research Track Working Group

Jul 29, 2024 - Mar 4, 2025

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Accepting 2025 Applications for the Inclusive NOAA Fisheries Internship Program

Oct 30, 2024 - Feb 3, 2025

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Nov 15, 2024 - Nov 20, 2024

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POSTPONED: Beaufort Laboratory 125th Anniversary

Nov 16, 2024

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A Bryde's whale swims along the surface of the ocean. A Bryde’s whale photographed in the Mariana Archipelago. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Adam Ü (NOAA Fisheries MMPA-ESA Permit #14097)
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AI Identifies Mysterious Whale Calls

Pacific Islands
Kuleana COAST participant Honuʻāina Nichols gets suited up for a coral restoration training dive on Oʻahu. Credit: Molly Feltner/NOAA Kuleana COAST participant Honuʻāina Nichols gets suited up for a coral restoration training dive on Oʻahu. Credit: Molly Feltner/NOAA
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Community Members Restore Hawaiʻi Coral Reefs and Reconnect with Traditional Hawaiian Ecological Practices

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